Methodology to analyze the effectiveness of ESD in a higher degree in education: a case study

This paper presents a methodology to evaluate (1) to what extent students of a higher degree in the field of education acquire sustainability competencies, and (2) to determine whether the subjects that develop Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) achieve their learning objectives. The method...

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Authors: Valderrama Hernández, Rocío, Sánchez Carracedo, Fermín|||0000-0001-6954-7643, Alcántara Rubio, Lucía, Limón Domínguez, Dolores
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Publication Date:2020
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
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Language:English
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12010222
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Keyword:Competency-based education
Sustainable development -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Sustainability
Education for sustainable development
Sustainability surveys
Sustainability map
Sustainability presence map
EDINSOST project
Competències professionals -- Ensenyament
Desenvolupament sostenible -- Ensenyament universitari
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Desenvolupament sostenible
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Habilitats personals i competències
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spelling Methodology to analyze the effectiveness of ESD in a higher degree in education: a case studyValderrama Hernández, RocíoSánchez Carracedo, Fermín|||0000-0001-6954-7643Alcántara Rubio, LucíaLimón Domínguez, DoloresCompetency-based educationSustainable development -- Study and teaching (Higher)SustainabilityEducation for sustainable developmentSustainability surveysSustainability mapSustainability presence mapEDINSOST projectCompetències professionals -- EnsenyamentDesenvolupament sostenible -- Ensenyament universitariÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Desenvolupament sostenibleÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Habilitats personals i competènciesThis paper presents a methodology to evaluate (1) to what extent students of a higher degree in the field of education acquire sustainability competencies, and (2) to determine whether the subjects that develop Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) achieve their learning objectives. The methodology is applied to a case study. The instruments used are the sustainability survey and the sustainability presence map developed by the EDINSOST project. The survey consists of 18 questions, and has been answered by 104 first-year students and 86 fourth-year students belonging to the Bachelor Degree in Primary Education Teaching at the University of Seville. The Mann-Whitney U test has been used to compare the results of the two students groups, and Cohen’s D has been used to measure the effect size. Students only obtain significant improvements, with 95% confidence, in three questions: Q4 (I know procedures and resources to integrate sustainability in the subjects), Q5 (I analyze the opportunities presented in the subjects to plan educational projects to integrate sustainability) and Q6 (I design educational projects from the perspective of sustainability), all concerning critical thinking and creativity. An improvement is also detected in question Q11 (I know how to develop myself satisfactorily in community educational projects, encouraging participation), with a confidence of 90%. Surprisingly, no subject in the curriculum develops the learning outcomes concerning questions Q4, Q5 and Q6, and only one subject develops the learning outcomes regarding question Q11. However, up to five subjects declare development of the learning outcomes regarding questions in which there is no improvement in student learning. These results suggest that the subjects are failing to reach their ESD learning objectives, and that the students are either trained in sustainability outside the university or the subject learning guides do not reflect the work done by the students throughout their studies.Peer Reviewed20202020-01-0120202020-01-16journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/174984https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12010222reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)InglésengAgencia Estatal de Investigación http://doi.org/10.13039/501100011033 Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2017-2020 RTI2018-094982-B-I00 INTEGRACION DE LOS OBJETIVOS PARA EL DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE EN LA FORMACION EN SOSTENIBILIDAD DE LAS TITULACIONES UNIVERSITARIAS ESPAÑOLASMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad http://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 EDU2015-65574-R EDUCACION E INNOVACION SOCIAL PARA LA SOSTENIBILIDAD. FORMACION EN LAS UNIVERSIDADES ESPAÑOLAS DE PROFESIONALES COMO AGENTES DE CAMBIO PARA AFRONTAR LOS RETOS DE LA SOCIEDAD.open accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/1749842026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Methodology to analyze the effectiveness of ESD in a higher degree in education: a case study
title Methodology to analyze the effectiveness of ESD in a higher degree in education: a case study
spellingShingle Methodology to analyze the effectiveness of ESD in a higher degree in education: a case study
Valderrama Hernández, Rocío
Competency-based education
Sustainable development -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Sustainability
Education for sustainable development
Sustainability surveys
Sustainability map
Sustainability presence map
EDINSOST project
Competències professionals -- Ensenyament
Desenvolupament sostenible -- Ensenyament universitari
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Desenvolupament sostenible
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Habilitats personals i competències
title_short Methodology to analyze the effectiveness of ESD in a higher degree in education: a case study
title_full Methodology to analyze the effectiveness of ESD in a higher degree in education: a case study
title_fullStr Methodology to analyze the effectiveness of ESD in a higher degree in education: a case study
title_full_unstemmed Methodology to analyze the effectiveness of ESD in a higher degree in education: a case study
title_sort Methodology to analyze the effectiveness of ESD in a higher degree in education: a case study
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Valderrama Hernández, Rocío
Sánchez Carracedo, Fermín|||0000-0001-6954-7643
Alcántara Rubio, Lucía
Limón Domínguez, Dolores
author Valderrama Hernández, Rocío
author_facet Valderrama Hernández, Rocío
Sánchez Carracedo, Fermín|||0000-0001-6954-7643
Alcántara Rubio, Lucía
Limón Domínguez, Dolores
author_role author
author2 Sánchez Carracedo, Fermín|||0000-0001-6954-7643
Alcántara Rubio, Lucía
Limón Domínguez, Dolores
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Competency-based education
Sustainable development -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Sustainability
Education for sustainable development
Sustainability surveys
Sustainability map
Sustainability presence map
EDINSOST project
Competències professionals -- Ensenyament
Desenvolupament sostenible -- Ensenyament universitari
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Desenvolupament sostenible
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Habilitats personals i competències
topic Competency-based education
Sustainable development -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Sustainability
Education for sustainable development
Sustainability surveys
Sustainability map
Sustainability presence map
EDINSOST project
Competències professionals -- Ensenyament
Desenvolupament sostenible -- Ensenyament universitari
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Desenvolupament sostenible
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ensenyament i aprenentatge::Habilitats personals i competències
description This paper presents a methodology to evaluate (1) to what extent students of a higher degree in the field of education acquire sustainability competencies, and (2) to determine whether the subjects that develop Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) achieve their learning objectives. The methodology is applied to a case study. The instruments used are the sustainability survey and the sustainability presence map developed by the EDINSOST project. The survey consists of 18 questions, and has been answered by 104 first-year students and 86 fourth-year students belonging to the Bachelor Degree in Primary Education Teaching at the University of Seville. The Mann-Whitney U test has been used to compare the results of the two students groups, and Cohen’s D has been used to measure the effect size. Students only obtain significant improvements, with 95% confidence, in three questions: Q4 (I know procedures and resources to integrate sustainability in the subjects), Q5 (I analyze the opportunities presented in the subjects to plan educational projects to integrate sustainability) and Q6 (I design educational projects from the perspective of sustainability), all concerning critical thinking and creativity. An improvement is also detected in question Q11 (I know how to develop myself satisfactorily in community educational projects, encouraging participation), with a confidence of 90%. Surprisingly, no subject in the curriculum develops the learning outcomes concerning questions Q4, Q5 and Q6, and only one subject develops the learning outcomes regarding question Q11. However, up to five subjects declare development of the learning outcomes regarding questions in which there is no improvement in student learning. These results suggest that the subjects are failing to reach their ESD learning objectives, and that the students are either trained in sustainability outside the university or the subject learning guides do not reflect the work done by the students throughout their studies.
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Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad http://doi.org/10.13039/501100003329 EDU2015-65574-R EDUCACION E INNOVACION SOCIAL PARA LA SOSTENIBILIDAD. FORMACION EN LAS UNIVERSIDADES ESPAÑOLAS DE PROFESIONALES COMO AGENTES DE CAMBIO PARA AFRONTAR LOS RETOS DE LA SOCIEDAD.
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